Lunar Laser Ranging

GPTKB entity

Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific research
gptkbp:accuracy millimeter level
gptkbp:additionalRetroreflectorsDeployedBy gptkb:Apollo_15_mission
gptkb:Apollo_14_mission
gptkb:Lunokhod_1_mission
gptkb:Lunokhod_2_mission
gptkbp:enables test of general relativity
study of Earth rotation
study of lunar interior
measurement of gravitational constant variation
measurement of lunar recession
study of Earth-Moon system dynamics
study of lunar orbit
study of tectonic plate motion
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
geodesy
physics
gptkbp:firstRetroreflectorDeployedBy gptkb:Apollo_11_mission
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lunar Laser Ranging
gptkbp:location gptkb:Observatoire_de_la_Côte_d'Azur
gptkb:McDonald_Observatory
gptkb:Apache_Point_Observatory
gptkbp:purpose measure distance between Earth and Moon
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:general_relativity
gptkb:Apollo_program
gptkb:Soviet_Lunokhod_program
Earth science
lunar science
gptkbp:startDate 1969
gptkbp:status ongoing
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:NASA
international research teams
gptkbp:uses telescopes
retroreflectors on the Moon
laser pulses
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:LLR
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7